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The great acceleration : an environmental history of the anthropocene since 1945 /

The pace of energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and population growth has thrust the planet into a new age--the Anthropocene. Humans have altered the planet's biogeochemical systems without consciously managing them. The Great Acceleration explains the causes, consequences, and uncertainties...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: McNeill, John Robert (Autor), Engelke, Peter (Peter O.) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1. Energy and Population; Chapter 2. Climate and Biological Diversity; Chapter 3. Cities and the Economy; Chapter 4. Cold War and Environmental Culture; Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index.